Zeiqlek



4 BURGESS & ZElGLER.

Plow.

Patented July 7, 1868.

R. WASHING'LON. D C.

title's: gaunt ffitt.

.WILLIAM. 1'). BURGESS AND GEORGE W. 'ZEIGLEKB, or MAUMEE, oH Io;

Letters Patent No. :c9,5e1, dated July v, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT. IN PLOWS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN v I Be it known thet we, WILLiAitiD-Z BUneEs's and GEORGE W. Zmonnn, of Maum'e, in the co'unty of Lucas, and State of Ohio, have 'inv'euted'a. new and improved Plow; and'we do hereby declare that thefollowing isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had-to the aecoinpanying drawings, making a part ofthis specificatiomin whichp Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved plow complete I Figure 2 is alongitudinal'section, tolren in a vertical plane through t-ho centre of the improvedplow. Figurefiis a perspective view of the plow sta ndard, with shovel-blade attached, showing also the t wo wings q detached.

' Figure .4 is a. perspective view of'the clevis.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the stand for the handles. Similalr letters of reference indicatecorrespondingparts in the several figures.

This invention relutes to-certain novel improvements on the construction-of plows, which ere chiefly.

designed for hilliugpurposes.

The nature ofour invention-consists in aghollow cast standard, which is constructed with side flanges on top to receire'thebeam; a'lso, with an eye in front for ettotehing the-draught-rod to it; and also with atape'ring point, which is a.dspted,for receiving and heving'secured upon itja shovel' blude and two laterally-projecting wings, as will he hereinafter explained It also consists in a clevis, which is constructed with a. flanged seguienteland slotted portion'upon one end 7 of a'perforated ejxtension, throughiwhich latter the draught-rod passes; said segmental portion being adapted 'to fit into a recess formedin the-lower edge of the plow-beam, nd to serve as a means for adjusting and setting the front end of the draught-rod at different anglesvwithrespect to the plow-beam, aceording-tothe depth required to run theplow, as will be hereinafter explained. v I I Italso consists in a slotted segmental stund, for receiving the round oi" the. plow-handles, 'und supporting these handles; said standbeing so constructed as to admit of a ready adjustment ofji the handles, and tolseeure them 'rigiilly at any desired angle ivitlu respect to the beam, as will be. hereinafter explained.

To enable others skilled in the art tu understand, our invention, we 'will describe its construction and operation. I p i In the accompanying drawings, A represents the plow-beam, which is constructed with a concave recess, .1, in its lower edge,near its front end, for-receiving the rear segniental portion of aclevis,vE BB are the plowhandles, which are secured at x by a transverse pivot, so that when these handles are not restrained they can be adjusted rertic'ullyabout said pivot. b is the transverse round or brace bar ofthe ha ndles,- which is secured fast to'a stand, -K, that'is'bolted upon the plow-beam in rear. of the standard 0, as clearly. showniu figs. 1 and I 2. The standard 0 is constructed with aflat top portion, with} longitudinal parallel flanges, a" a, between which letter the plow-beam is held firmly, and the standard secured rigidly by means of two bolts, 0 shown in fig. 2. This standard C is suitably curved, and itslower end terminates in awide shovel-lilic projection, C, having shoulcler-elevations,g 9, cast upon its upper surface, against which the upper edges of laterally-projecting wings 'G G abut. The front edge of the standard is also rounded horizontally, and the-sides extend back,-so.as to ali'ord great strength, and, at the same time, lightness. p

The point C of the standard G hasa steel diamond-shaped plate, J, secured to it by means of one or more screws,j, which plate forms the shovel-point, and when worn out it can he removed, and another suhstituted in 'its stead. The upper edges of this shovel-plate J form shoulder-abutments, and serve, in conjunction with the shoulders g g and screw-fasteningsjj, for rigidly securing the laterally-projecting'wings GGr to the standardpoint C, as shown in fig. 1. Whenthese wings are secured in their places, their ripper surfaces, at the junctions ofi their edges with those ofthe plate J,'are flush with the surfaces of this plate J, and the front lower edges of these wings form rear inclined continuations of the side edg es of the plate J, so that in the operation of the implement the earth will bethrbwn upward and outward from the centre of the shovel-point, thus leaving hills or ridges on both sides of the-furrows.

Near the junction of the standard 0 with the beam A; and projecting from the front edge of this standard, is an eye-piece, c, to \vhichthe draught-rod D is attached, so that the draught will be upon the standard instead of upon its beam A. p

The rod=D extends forward, and' passes through a depressed-eye portion, c,which is formedon the front end of the clevis E,,and to the front hooked portion d of this draught-roll the animals are hitched for drawing the implement -The straight portion of the elev'is E terminates at its rear end in a segmental'or semicircular portion, z, having an oblong slot, s, through it, through which a bolt or screw, 6, passes, which secures the clcvis to the plow-beam. This segmental portion z'is iitted into the recess win the plow-beam, and eonstruct-ed'with side flanges ff, which will receive'hetween them-the plow-beam, and besides strengthening the clevis, they will also prevent lateral play of the elevis. p

It will be seen that when the screw-fastening t is loosened, the front end of the clevis can be adjusted up or down in the are of a.circle concentric to the axis of the segment 17, and by tightening thcscrew t the clevis .will he rigidly held in the desired position.

One advantage b-r' this mhde of constructingand applying a olevisis, that the surfaces of contact are suificie'n'tly'la-rgc to prevent liability of slipping, hence a single screw-fastening will be' found to answer the purpose of holding it in place under all ordinary circumstances.

Another advantage is that it is very light, and at'the same time viery strong, and the means used for strengthening it, viz, the flangesf, serve also to sustain it against lateral thrust.

The plow-handles B are held in any required position byincansof the stand K, which consists of a footiece havin an oblon slot, la throu h it throu h which the screwo asses'th at secures this stand in lace 7 I: c: 7 a 2 I u p upon the top of the plow-beam A, as shown in fig. 2. The rcarportion of this s'tand extends upward and is curved in the'form of the segment of a circle, and it is also slotted, as shown at 70 iii-figs. 1, Q, and 5, through which slot :2. hooked belt, 172, passes. The hookedporti onof this bolt receives the round, I), of tlic linndlcs,-an(1 the screw portion receives a nut, n, bymeans ofwhieh the round, I), is clamped fast to the back of the stand. The curved portion oftliis stand is constructedwithflanges, "ll, having corrugations or recesses formed in their cdges, into which the round, 6, is' fitted for thepu'rpose 'of rigidly holding the handles in the dsired position.

If the recesses in the-fianges-Z l are made deep enough to fully'reeeivc into them the round, I), til 1 it will not.

be necessary ,to employ the hooked clamp m, for it will be seen that so -long as the stand is prevented from slipping forward, the handles will he rigidly confined in places Having described our invention,"what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. 'lhcstandni'd C, constructed with a draught-eye, 0, parallel flanges c, lugs g g,--and;a point C, adapted for receiving-and having secured to it the shovel-plate J, and laterally-projecting billing-wings G G, substantially as described.

2. The clevis E, constructed with an eye, e, upon its front end,-and also with a flanged slotted segmental portion, i, upon its rear end, substantially as described. I i

3. The stand K, constructed-with a slotted foot-piece, and a segmental elevation, the latter having recessed flanges formed upon it, substantially as described.

4. Securing the handlesupport-K to the beam A by means of the screw or bolt e, which is used for securing the standard to said beam,-substantially as described.

' WILLIAM D. BURGESS GEORGE W. ZEIGLER. Witnesses:

J. 'B. VAN Rnnssntsnn H. H. WoLFFnfeE. 

